Factories in Russia have started receiving fines for falling short on staffing the “mobilization reserve”

Factories in Russia have started receiving fines for falling short on staffing the “mobilization reserve”

In the Kirov region, the Lepse Electromechanical Engineering Plant was fined 50 thousand rubles because its management failed to ensure the required number of employees in the “mobilization reserve” — people who voluntarily signed a contract with the Defense Ministry and remain in the reserve.

A court ruling found by Verstka says that by March 4 the plant was supposed to fulfill its quota for the number of employees in the “mobilization reserve.” But it failed to do so and in early June was fined under the article covering failure to comply with a governor’s decision or a regional operational headquarters’ order.

The company’s lawyers said the plant’s management had taken measures to recruit people, but efforts to persuade employees were “unsuccessful,” Verstka writes. According to the lawyers, the quota has now been met.

Mediazona found that at least two other Kirov enterprises received the same fines for a shortfall of reservists — the Selmash and Mayak plants.

@meduzalive